Warm afternoons come to Rugby more often than to 75% of UK towns
A clear January night here typically dips to 1.5°C (35°F). Temperatures cover 21°C across the year, low to high. Rain is light here, less than falls on 75% of UK towns. Keep the boiler serviced for the months from November to April, which average under 10°C.
Met Office 1991–2020 averages for the town itself.
A year in Rugby at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, in °C.
What a year in Rugby feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from the Met Office’s 1991–2020 averages.
About 668 mm of rain a year
August is the wettest month and March the driest. About 15 days a year bring 10 mm (0.4 in) or more. 17th wettest of 34 Warwickshire towns of 2,500+.
Rain by month
Millimetres
46 air frosts and 16 days of 25°C a year
On about 46 nights a year the air drops below freezing, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 16 days a year reach 25°C (77°F).
Day counts are 1991–2020 averages from the Met Office’s 2 km grid. The Met Office calls a day of 25°C or more a summer day and a night below 0°C an air frost; ground frosts, on grass, come more often.
The Met Office station at Sutton Bonington
Sutton Bonington is 32 miles north of Rugby, 48 m (157 ft) above sea level. It is the nearest of the 37 long-running stations the Met Office publishes in full; at that distance read it for sunshine and the station’s own record, not as the town’s figures.
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Air frosts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.5°C | 1.9°C | 51 mm | 9.3 |
| February | 8.1°C | 1.9°C | 41 mm | 8.6 |
| March | 10.6°C | 3.0°C | 41 mm | 6.0 |
| April | 13.6°C | 4.6°C | 44 mm | 2.9 |
| May | 16.7°C | 7.1°C | 47 mm | 0.9 |
| June | 19.6°C | 10.1°C | 64 mm | 0.0 |
| July | 22.0°C | 12.1°C | 62 mm | 0.0 |
| August | 21.7°C | 12.1°C | 55 mm | 0.0 |
| September | 18.7°C | 10.1°C | 49 mm | 0.0 |
| October | 14.5°C | 7.5°C | 62 mm | 1.2 |
| November | 10.4°C | 4.4°C | 57 mm | 4.4 |
| December | 7.8°C | 2.1°C | 58 mm | 9.2 |
| Year | 14.3°C | 6.4°C | 631 mm | 43 |
Met Office historic station data, Sutton Bonington, 1991–2020 months averaged (a month needs 20 of the 30 years; estimated values counted, missing months left out). Sunshine: Campbell-Stokes recorder.
How Rugby compares
Against the 2,537 towns and cities of 2,500 or more across the UK, each with its own Met Office averages, and its place among Warwickshire towns that size.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles: a hill, a valley or the sea can make a real difference over a few miles.
| Town | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby | 22.3°C | 1.5°C | 668 mm |
| Clifton upon Dunsmore 1.4 mi | 22.5°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 685 mm |
| Long Lawford 2.1 mi | 22.2°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Cawston 2.5 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 657 mm |
| Dunchurch 2.8 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 1.4°C about the same | 651 mm |
| Onley 3.2 mi | 22.4°C about the same | 1.5°C about the same | 650 mm |
| Kilsby 4.1 mi | 22.1°C about the same | 1.2°C about the same | 673 mm |
Rugby weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, for the town itself (the Met Office’s HadUK-Grid).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.2°C 45°F | 1.5°C 35°F | 4.4°C | 58 mm 2.3 in |
| February | 7.9°C 46°F | 1.3°C 34°F | 4.6°C | 47 mm 1.8 in |
| March | 10.5°C 51°F | 2.6°C 37°F | 6.6°C | 42 mm 1.6 in |
| April | 13.7°C 57°F | 4.2°C 40°F | 9.0°C | 48 mm 1.9 in |
| May | 17.0°C 63°F | 7.0°C 45°F | 12.0°C | 51 mm 2.0 in |
| June | 19.9°C 68°F | 9.8°C 50°F | 14.9°C | 54 mm 2.1 in |
| July | 22.3°C 72°F | 11.8°C 53°F | 17.1°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| August | 21.7°C 71°F | 11.7°C 53°F | 16.6°C | 68 mm 2.7 in |
| September | 18.8°C 66°F | 9.9°C 50°F | 14.4°C | 55 mm 2.2 in |
| October | 14.4°C 58°F | 7.2°C 45°F | 10.8°C | 67 mm 2.6 in |
| November | 10.1°C 50°F | 3.9°C 39°F | 7.0°C | 61 mm 2.4 in |
| December | 7.5°C 45°F | 1.7°C 35°F | 4.5°C | 59 mm 2.3 in |
| Year | 14.2°C | 6.0°C | 10.2°C | 668 mm |
Where Rugby’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Mean temperature, rain and day counts: HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the 6 Met Office 2 km grid squares whose centre lies inside Rugby’s built-up area.
- Highs and lows: the Met Office publishes average daily maxima and minima on its 12 km grid; each is moved by the difference between the town’s 2 km mean temperature and the 12 km square’s, which carries the town’s own height and setting over.
- Weather station and sunshine: Met Office historic station data for Sutton Bonington, 32 miles away, months of 1991–2020 averaged.
- Comparisons: every town and city of 2,500 or more across the UK, all four nations, read the same way.
Met Office HadUK-Grid · Met Office Climate Data Portal · Historic station data. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Questions about Rugby’s climate
How warm does Rugby get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22.3°C (72°F). About 16 days a year reach 25°C (77°F), more than 75% of UK towns.
How cold does Rugby get in winter?
February nights average 1.3°C (34°F). The air drops below freezing on about 46 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rugby get?
About 668 mm (26 in) a year, less than 75% of UK towns. August is the wettest month (68 mm) and March the driest (42 mm).
Where do these figures come from?
The Met Office’s HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages, which turn thousands of weather stations into a map of the UK in 2 km squares; the page reads the squares inside Rugby. They are 30-year averages, not a forecast.
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